good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
(open) a little; slightly; narrowly; (cut) finely; thinly
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean
hairline at nape of neck; nape of neck
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
group; party; team; squad; section
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
in accordance with; according to
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to pole (a boat); to punt (a boat); to swim with (the tide); to go with (the flow, the times, etc.); to go against (the tide, the flow, etc.)
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
vocal (performance); vocals; singing; vocalist; singer
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
loud sound; loud reverberation
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (e.g. boredom); to conceal (e.g. one's sorrow with a smile); to shift (the conversation)
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
casual; indifferent; nonchalant
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
assistant director (in taking professional movies)
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
in the meantime; meanwhile
literally; to the letter; literal
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak